The Education of Gaius

The Education of Gaius Young Roman aristocrat Gaius Manlius Torquatus is enjoying life as a poet and socialite with some of the most brilliant and sophisticated men and women of the Late Roman Republic An unusually gentle

Title: The Education of Gaius

Author: Clodia Metelli

ISBN: 9781310480669

Page: 415

Format: ebook

Young Roman aristocrat, Gaius Manlius Torquatus is enjoying life as a poet and socialite with some of the most brilliant and sophisticated men and women of the Late Roman Republic An unusually gentle man in that violent age, steeped in philosophy, poetry and Hellenic culture, Gaius is tormented by the suspicion that beneath his civilised veneer there lurks a monster of crYoung Roman aristocrat, Gaius Manlius Torquatus is enjoying life as a poet and socialite with some of the most brilliant and sophisticated men and women of the Late Roman Republic An unusually gentle man in that violent age, steeped in philosophy, poetry and Hellenic culture, Gaius is tormented by the suspicion that beneath his civilised veneer there lurks a monster of cruelty and depravity, haunted by fantasies of inflicting pain Can Gaius lover, the worldly wise and cynical Tiberius Fadius Gallus, convince the young man not only that his desires are not proof of a cruel and vicious character, but that there are men out there who would love to be his victim

1 thought on “The Education of Gaius”

Nice use of BDSM in a Roman historical. Good character development for such a short story. There were a couple of times I was taken out of the historical context of the story -- "yeah" in dialogue, and the use of a safeword -- but overall, really enjoyable.